Car-fender.



.PATBNTED NOV. 15, 1904. C. 'G0EHR1NG- GAR FENDER.

A PPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

.No MODELA No. 774,983. PATENTED NOV. l5, 1904. C. GOEHRING.

GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY Z1, 1904/.

No MODEL. EN 2 s TS- EBT 2,

vUNITED STATES Patented November 15, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of `letters Patent No. 774,983, datedNovember 15, 1904.

i 'Application'ledMay 21,1904. Serial No. 209,007. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CHARLES GoEHRINGa citizen of the United States,residing atBrooklyn.l in the county of Kings. State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Fenders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to street-railway cars, and more particularly tofenders therefor, and has for its object to provide a fender which maybe folded to occupy little space and adjusted beneath the car when notin use.

A further object is to provide a fender which I may be quickly placed inoperative position and which may be adjusted to bring its forward edgeto the desired distance from the ground.

Another object is to provide a fender which will turn with the car asthe latter passes around a curve, so that the fender will not projectbeyond the outer rail of the curve, thus removing the liability of thefender striking persons standing near the car or coming in engagementwith the car traveling in the opposite direction on the other track.

In order to make my invention more clear, the saine is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which corresponding referencelettersdenote corresponding parts, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevationof a car, partly in section, the central portion of which is broken awayin order to show the two ends thereof, the fender being shown at one endin operative and at the opposite end in a folded position beneath theplatform ofthe car. Fig. 2 shows a similar view of one end of the car atwhich the fender is folded not beneath the platform of the car, butturned upward against the dashboard thereof and is held in this positionby means of chains. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the fender, the samebeing shown at one end in operative position and at the other end in afolded position, corresponding with Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is an enlargedelevational view of the forward end of the fender when in operativeposition.

With reference to the drawings, numeral 1 indicates the body of the car,2 its bottom, 3 3 its platforms, and 4 4 its dashboards. De-

pending from the ioor 2 of the car are brackets 5 6, in which the rod 7is slidably engaged. vThe extremity 8 of the rod 7 is bifurcated and aframework 12, having a vertically-swinging arm pivoted at lO to its rearedge. is connected to said bifurcated end by means of said arm. so as t0permit the frame 12 to swing also in a horizontal plane. The framework12 extends forwardly and downwardly in the direction of the tracks andhas at its forward edge an axle 13. Revolubly mounted upon the said axle13 adjacent to its ends are anged guide-wheels 14, which arearranged forengagement of their iianges in the grooves of the rails. The frame isthus caused to follow the curves of the track, the joint at 8 permittinga free horizontal and the joint at 10 permitting a free verticalmovement thereof with respect to the rod 7.

The frame 12 is provided with suitable netting, as seen from Fig. 3, andhinged to the frame 12, adjacent to the forward and rearward endsthereof, respectively, are supplemental frames 16 and 17, which arepivoted at 11 and 9, respectively, to the frame 12 for movement to liethereupon or to extend outwardly at an angle thereto, these frames alsobeing provided with nettings 18 and 19, Fig. 3. Then the supplementalframes 'extend outwardly from the frame 12, the free end of the frame 17is-supported by means of springs 20, which are secured thereto and whichare engaged with hooks 21, applied to the dashboard 4 of the car, thefree end of the frame 16 extending toward the tracks and being providedwith a roller 27, mounted upon an axle extending transversely betweenthe side boards of the frame 16.` This roller 27 may be of elasticmaterial, preferably of rubber or the like, and may be adapted toprevent wear of the frame and arranged so as to rotate in an oppositedirection of that of the wheels 14. For this purpose the guidewheels 4may be provided with gears 22, which are in a meshing connection withcorresponding pinions 24, borne in brackets depending from the side barsof the frame 16. Upon the axle of the pinions 24 small sprocketwheels 23are mounted, corresponding sprocket-wheels 26 being mounted at the endsof the axle bearing the rubber roller 27.

Chains 25, guided over the sprocket-wheels 23 and 26, transmit rotationfrom the axle of the gears 24 to the rubber roller 27 in the oppositedirection of that of the guide-wheels 14. Owing to this arrangement abody lying on-the tracks while the car is approaching it will be drawnonto the fender by the roller 27.

Pivoted in a bracket 29, mounted upon the ioor of the platform of thecar, is a hand-lever 30, which extends through an opening in the floorand has pivotally connected to its lower end 31 the forward end of therod 32. Said rod is pivoted to an arm 33 at 34, which arm is at 35pivoted to the rod 7 and at 36 to the bottom surface of the floor 2. Thearm 33 is at the points 34 and 35 provided with slots in which thepivots connecting the rods 32 and 7 with said arm are guided, so as toallow the said arm 33 to move in the arc of a circle around the pivot36, as shown in Fig. 3. It will thus be seen that through the medium ofthe lever 30 and the rod 32 the arm 33 is moved pivotally to move therod 7 in the brackets 5 and 6.

ln use the rod 7 is moved to cause its forward end to project beyond thedashboard 4 of the car, and the frames 16 and 17 are unfolded to form,in connection with the frame 12, the complete fender, the twosupplemental frames being held in the desired position, as describedabove. It will of course be understood that a car is provided with oneof these fenders at each end and that when the car has reached the endof its route the fender, which is in inoperative position, is folded andby means of the lever 30 is retracted beneath the floor of the car, theouter end of the fender being supported by means of chains 28, which arethen engaged therewith and with the hooks 21, as shown at the righthandside of Figs. 1 and 2, in which the corresponding parts of the fenderare marked by corresponding numerals having the exponent 1. r1`he fenderat the opposite end of the car is then projected and unfolded, as willbe readily understood.

ln Fig. 2 there is shown a modified arrangement, the means forretracting the fender beneath the iioor of the car being assumed to beomitted. In this arrangement the fender is turned upwardly against thedashboard 4 of the car and is held in this position by means of thechains 28, engaged therewith and with the hooks 21. In this form theturning-joint at 8 is provided with a removable pivot-pin which permitsof removal of the fender when desired, and in the use of this form onefender maybe used upon each car and may be changed from end to endthereof,ras will be readily understood.

In practice modifications of the specic construction shown may be made,and any suitable material and proportions may be used for the variousparts without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent and what I claim is 1. AIn acar-fender, the combination with hangers, of a rod slidably mountedtherein, a frame connected with the forward end of the rod for lateraland vertical movement with respect thereto, a hand-lever connected withthe rod for movement of the latter in the hangers, guide-wheels carriedby the frame, supplemental frames hinged to the first-named frame andmovable to lie thereupon or to extend outwardly therefrom, and means forholding one of the supplemental frames in its upward position,substantially and for the purpose as specified.

2. A car-fender comprising a frame arranged for vertical and lateralpivotal movement, supplemental frames hinged to the firstnamed frame formovement to lie thereupon or to extend outwardly therefrom, guidewheelscarried by the first-named frame, means for holding one of thesupplemental frames in its unfolded position, a roller borne upon anaxle extending transversely between the side boards of the lowersupplemental frame, said roller being adapted to revolve in an oppositedirection of that of the guidewheels, and means for transmittingrotation to said roller from the guide-wheels, substantially and for thepurpose as specified.

3. A fender for cars comprising a frame, supplemental frames hinged tothe lirst-named frame for movement to lie thereupon or to ex-v tendoutwardly therefrom, the upper supplemental frame being in its unfoldedposition supported by springs attached to hooks projecting from thedashboard, the frames being all provided with netting, and means forretracting the folded fender beneath the floor of the car, substantiallyand for the purpose as specified.

1n testimony whereofl have signed my name to this specilication,in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 20th day of May, 1904.

CHARLES GOEHRNG.

Witnesses:

MABEL HANBURGER, J. HoMER HILDRETH.

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